Jake Cottle

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Jake Cottle
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    215
  • Hometown:
    Roanoke, Ala.
  • Position:
    LB
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • Nickname:
    Full Throttle
  • High School:
    Handley
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    43.0
  • sac
    1.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    1
Bio

2022: Cottle appeared in all 11 games and made four starts as a freshman at linebacker.  He wrapped up the year fifth on the team in tackles with 43. Included in that tally were 3.5 tackles for loss and a sack.  He all broke up two passes, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble.  He was most productive toward the end of the season. Cottle accounted for 23 of his 43 tackles in the final three weeks of the season.  He had nine tackles against UVA Wise (Nov. 5), including seven solo, sandwiched around seven-tackle performances against Emory & Henry (Oct. 29) and Catawba (Nov. 12).  His fuimble recovery came in week two against Franklin Pierce (Sept. 10). His forced fumble was a strip sack at Mars Hill (Oct. 22).  

2021: Injured, medically redshirted. 

HIGH SCHOOL: In his time with the Tigers, Cottle was a two-time All-State first team member. Cottle was placed on the All-County and All-Region team three times throughout high school. He played on the 2020 State champions Tigers team.

PERSONAL: The son of Phillip and Robin Cottle. He plans to major in business at Carson-Newman. Committed to C-N over DI schools such as Troy and South Alabama.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 21 16
Assists 22 20
Tackles 43.0 36.0
Tackles per game 3.9 4.0
Sacks 1.0 1.0
Sack yards 7 7
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 3.5 2.5
Tackle for loss yards 10 9
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 at #12/10 West Georgia L, 38-7 2 1 3.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 Franklin Pierce W, 27-6 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Limestone L, 40-37 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 24 at #18 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-13 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 #7/11 Newberry W, 24-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 at Tusculum L, 34-6 1 2 3.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 Erskine W, 37-0 0 2 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 at Mars Hill L, 44-13 2 3 5.0 1.0 7 1.0 7 1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 at Emory & Henry W, 21-7 4 3 7.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 5 Virginia-Wise W, 38-22 7 2 9.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Nov 12 at Catawba W, 61-23 2 5 7.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 38 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 1 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 4 - - - - - - - -
Total 38 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 1 - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - -
2025-26 4 - - - - - - -
Total 38 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 1 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 4 - - - - - - - 0
Total 38 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 1 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 4 - - - - - - - -
Total 38 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 1 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 11 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 11 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 11 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 4 - - - - 0 .0
Total 38 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 21 22 43.0 3.9 1.0 7 3.5 10 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
2023-24 11 19 18 37.0 3.4 4.0 22 6.0 27 1 - - - - 1 -
2024-25 11 8 4 12.0 1.1 1.0 5 1.0 5 - - - - - - -
2025-26 4 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 38 48 45 93.0 2.4 6.0 34 10.5 42 2 1 0 0 0 3 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 9 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 6 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 21 22 43.0 3.9 1.0 7 3.5 10 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
Conference 9 16 20 36.0 4.0 1.0 7 2.5 9 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 10 7 17.0 3.4 - - 0.0 - - 1 0 - - 2 -
Away 6 11 15 26.0 4.3 1.0 7 3.5 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 6 16 13 29.0 4.8 0.0 0 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Losses 5 5 9 14.0 2.8 1.0 7 3.0 10 1 - - - - 1 -
Month
September 4 5 5 10.0 2.5 - - 1.0 1 - 1 0 - - 1 -
October 5 7 10 17.0 3.4 1.0 7 2.0 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 9 7 16.0 8.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - 1 -
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